Archive for the ‘Culture’ Category

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California Court Limits What Good Samaritans Can Safely Do

December 25, 2008

The handful of 20-something friends went to a bar. They drank until the early morning, then left. And when one of their cars crashed into a light pole, Lisa Torti hurried over and pulled one of the passengers from the wreckage. 

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The “Homosexual” Bible Angers Christians

December 2, 2008

A gay version of the Bible, in which God says it is better to be gay than straight, is to be published by an American film producer. New Mexico-based Revision Studios will publish The Princess Diana Bible – so named because of Diana’s “many good works”, it says – online at princessdianabible.com in spring 2009. 

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EHarmony to Offer Homosexual Dating Service After Settlement

November 20, 2008

neil-clark-warren.jpgComing soon to EHarmony — Adam and Steve. The Pasadena-based dating website, heavily promoted by Christian evangelical leaders when it was founded, has agreed in a civil rights settlement to give up its heterosexuals-only policy and offer same-sex matches.

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California Supreme Court to Take up Homosexual Marriage Ban (Video)

November 20, 2008

homo-mar-supps2.jpgCalifornia’s highest court agreed Wednesday to hear several legal challenges to the state’s new ban on same-sex marriage but refused to allow gay couples to resume marrying before it rules.

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Indiana Court Upholds ‘In God We Trust’ Plate

November 19, 2008

igwt-plate.jpgThe Indiana Court of Appeals issued a ruling Monday that affirmed Indiana’s “In God We Trust” plates are constitutional.

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Tyra Banks ‘Shocked’ by Teenage Sex Crisis (Video)

November 18, 2008
tyra-banks2.jpgParents, brace yourselves: The survey results are in, and you may not like what they reveal about girls and sex. More than 10,000 teenage girls and young women took part in an anonymous survey over the summer on TyraShow.com, the Web site of “The Tyra Banks Show.”

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CA Supreme Court Urged to Hear Homosexual Marriage Cases

November 18, 2008

ca-rep-flag.jpgThe state attorney general and sponsors of the ballot initiative that banned same-sex marriage in California urged its Supreme Court to hear a series of lawsuits seeking to overturn the ban, saying the matter is too urgent to be unsettled.

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In Bad Economy, Divorcing is Even Harder To Do

November 18, 2008

Bonnie Rabin is fond of saying that divorce lawyers are a bit like liquor stores. They’re busiest in the really good times, and the really bad. These, of course, would be the bad times.

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Jamaica Parliament to Make Important Decision on Abortion

November 18, 2008

jamaica-flag7.jpgMembers of the Joint Select Parliamentary Committee of Jamaica squirmed with unease in their seats – some even leaving the room – while watching a video depicting various abortion procedures.

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United Methodist Church has Gradually Moved Away from its Pro-choice Stance

November 17, 2008

With the strengthening of Democratic congressional majorities, the election of Barack Obama, and liberal victories on state ballot initiatives concerning abortion, bioethics, and assisted suicide, the last two weeks have given little for pro-lifers to celebrate. Yet pro-lifers have also seen the emergence of more encouraging trends in unlikely places.

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